Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-02-16
LEGIsLATlvE WORK.


meets with approval from any person
who has any pride in his country. but
It Is scarcely probable that a voice
from the sage brush will have much
weight In the discussion of naval
affairs.
Senator Hardesty has introduced
resolution calling for an expression
from the people concerning revision
of the State Constitution.
A bill to encourage the storage Of
water and reclamation OF desert lands
gives the right to appropriate any
State land for reservoirs and bitches.
1t also provides that anyone construct
ing a ditch which shall supply desert
land with 100 inches of water to every
square mile, shall be entitled to pur-
chase from the State twelve hundred
and eighty acres of such land for
every mile of ditch, at the price of
fifty cents an acre. payable in five
annual installments. The bill is so
drawn as to make its provisions apply
only to land which cannot be properly
irrigated without the storage of water.
BY bill introduced by Mr.. William.
son, a commission is established to ex.
anime the different methods of treat
ing and reducing ore, and award
prizes for the most economical and
most successful methods.
Mr.. Osburn has introduced bill
which aims to restrict the sale of
cigarettes. 1t makes it misdemeanor
for any person within this State to
sell or give to any minor, under the
age of eighteen years, cigarettes, cigars
or tobacco of any kind.
Senator Maute has introduced bill
empowering the State Controller to
examine the books and papers of
County auditors and County Assess
Ors,
Mr.. Griswold has introduced a bill
repeating the dog-tax law.
The Surveyor General is to be re-
quired to make an accurate survey of
all railroads In the State.
: The Artesian-well bill of Mr.. Powell
is astollows:
Section 1. Every person, firm, com.
pany, corporation or association that
shall, after the passage of this Act,
commence the sinking of artesian
wells, shall be entitled for sinking
such artesian we'll, where flowing
water is obtained, the sum of one
dollar and twenty-five cents per foot,
to be paid in the manner provided for
in Section four of this Act; provided,
that no bounty shall be paid on any
we'll having diameter less than three
inches.
Sec. 2. Every person, firm, company,
corporation or association, that pro.
poses taking the benefit of this Act,
shall, before commencing to sink such
artesian we'll, hle with tho County Re
corder of the county in which said
well is situated, sworn statement
setting forth Gf on surveyed land) the
range, township. section and subdivis.
ion of section, and if on unsurveyed
land, then the statement shall contain
such description as will enable the
Commissioners, herein provided for, to
ascertain Its locality.
Sec. 3. Whenever any person, firm,
company. corporation or association
shall report to the Board of County
Commissioners the completion of an
artesian we'll and demand the bounty
provided for in this Act, the said Board
of County Commissioners shall au.
thorize and instruct their Chairman or
a member of their body to proceed to
said we'll and measure its depth and
diameter, aud the amount of water
flowing theretrom, and report said
facts, under oath, to tho said Board of
County Commissioners provided, that
the expense of said measurements, in
GLIDING report and travelling fees shall
not exceed twenty-five dollars, which
amount shall be paid by the party
max ing demand for said bounty.
Sec. 4. The Board Of County Com
missioners shall, when such report is
received showing the depth. diameter
and the fact that there is water flowing
from such well, cause the Clerk OF
said Board to issue under his official
seal, to the person, firm, company,
or association applying
for the bounty herein provided for, a
certificate setting forth the depth,
diameter, and the fact that there Is
water flowing from such well, upon
which bounty is demanded.